Bounty hunters are searching for a missing US airman after Iran offered a £50,000 reward.

Militia men and American special forces are racing to rescue the airman from capture in a desperate mission.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran that time is running out and they have 48 hours to make a deal.

Donald Trump is taking a hardline approach against Iran.

Iranian state broadcasters encouraged citizens to join the hunt for the missing airman, offering a £50,000 reward.

A US airman is missing after Iran shot down a two-seater F-15E jet during operations over southern Iran.

A US A-10 Thunderbolt crashed into the Persian Gulf after being hit by Iranian fire, but the pilot was rescued.

Iranian state media published images of debris from the downed F-15E jet, which can reach speeds of Mach 2.5.

TV grabs showed RAF navigator John Nichol and pilot John Peters after being shot down and taken prisoner in 1991.

Experts warned that the missing airman could become a propaganda trophy for the Iranian regime.

The search for the airman is a game of cat and mouse, with the Iranians trying to saturate the area.

The airman's capture would be an embarrassment for President Trump, who claimed Iran can't do anything about US planes.

Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari described the downing of the jet as a humiliation for the US and Israel.

Iran is rolling out new air defence systems to help the regime achieve full control of its skies.

Iranian media published an image believed to be of the downed US jet.

Former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt said the search for the airman is worrying and like looking for a needle in a haystack.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancelled the visas of two relatives of deceased Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

Soleimani's daughter claimed the individuals arrested in the US have no relation to her family and the US claim is a lie.

Israel's airforce released a video of a strike on a truck used to launch ballistic missiles in north-west Iran.

A handout photo showed a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle departing for a combat mission.

Several blasts were reported over Jerusalem after the Israeli military detected missiles inbound from Iran.

One Iranian rocket was intentionally allowed to hit an open area, and Israel issued an evacuation warning to residents of Tyre.

Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel will continue to hit Iran hard after strikes targeted the country's money machine.

Iranian media claimed an attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant killed one person, and two drones hit an Iraqi oilfield.

Iraq closed a border crossing with Iran after airstrikes killed an Iraqi citizen, and five nationals were seriously wounded.